L’chaim: Gourarie – Herbst
Pictures from the L’chaim of Levi Gourarie (Sydney, Australia) and Chaya Herbst (Melbourne, Australia), which took place Thursday night at Chovevei Torah in Crown Heights.
Shabbos at the Besht: Chasidus as Therapy
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Zalman Abraham will lead a discussion on the topic: Aliba D’nafshei – Chasidus as therapy to transform your life.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe welcoming a guest to 770 after Davening in the upstairs Shul.
I Know My Son, I Know: Insights on Suffering and Adversity
Vast cosmic secrets appear couched in the dramatic events surrounding the deathbed blessings bestowed upon Yosef’s two sons Menashe and Ephraim by our saintly forebear Yaakov. The cryptic narrative seems to alert the reader to uncanny Divine insight on the part of Yaakov, the purveyor of the blessings, regarding the future of the two emerging tribes and the nation of Israel as a whole.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
St. Petersburg Grand Choral Synagogue Celebrates 120
This Sunday, more than 2,000 people attended a historical event concluding a series of over 60 events that were attended by nearly 60,000 people – marking the 120th birthday of the Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg, Russia.
Valley Chabad Friendship Circle, a group of teen volunteers dedicated to providing companionship for children with special needs, congregates to listen to a mother’s story of parenting a disabled child.
Parent Inspires Friendship Circle Volunteers
A New Jersey mother who helped shape Valley Chabad’s Friendship Circle, a program that aims to provide companionship for special needs children, revisited the program nearly a decade later to tell her own story of parenting a disabled child.
NorthJersey.com
Telethon Highlights Chabad Activities on Long Island
On Sunday, Hei Teves/December 8th, hundreds of thousands of people across the Tri-State area tuned in to the Chanukah Telethon of Chabad of Mineola, Long Island. This annual broadcast is a beacon of ‘Yiddishkeit,’ spreading the warmth of Torah and tradition while demonstrating the most essential quality of Judaism – helping those in need.
Twelve year old Estee Ackerman of West Hempstead, NY won the fourth annual ‘Jewish Kids Got Talent’ competition held on Monday, December 9, 2013 at The Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn, NY.
Girl Who Wouldn’t Play on Shabbos Wins Talent Show
A 12 year old West Hempstead girl who bowed out of a National Table Tennis tournament last winter because it conflicted with Shabbos, took first place honors at this year’s Jewish Kids Got Talent competition, beating out eight other finalists in the annual contest.
Laws and Customs: Asara B’Teves
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Asara B’Teves for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
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Op-Ed: The Legacy of Nelson Mandela
It was the last night of Chanukah, December 26, 1992. We had just lit the last Chanukah candle and my father was driving me to the airport. As we drove he told me, “Always remember that on the 8th night of Chanukah you left South Africa to begin a new life in Israel.”
by Rabbi Uriel Vigler
Israeli War Hero Instills Jewish Pride in U.S. Students
Jewish students at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire learned about the love of the Land of Israel from Golani fighter Ziv Yitzhaki, who was wounded in the second Lebanon war.
Left: Leonard Jeffries. Right: Laurie Cumbo.
Councilwoman Connected to Well-Known Race-baiter
Incoming Brooklyn Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, who set off a firestorm last week with a Facebook post that blamed some “knockout game” attacks on tensions between blacks and Jews, once invited a known race ranter to speak at her museum.
NY Post
New Engagement!
Greg Nathan (Sydney, Australia) and Cassy Atlas (Sydney, Australia)
Photos by Benams
Photos: Jerusalem Sees Heaviest Snow Since ’53
Snow began to fall in Jerusalem Thursday morning, in has been described as the heaviest December storm since 1953. The winter weather system intensified across the country since it began Tuesday night.
Wedding: Gutleizer – Yarmak
Picture from the wedding of Zevi Gutleizer and Hindy Yarmak, both of Crown Heights, which took place Monday evening at the Razag ballroom.
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